Favorite Straight Forward, Simple but Rugged PCP Platforms

[MrP]

I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of weeks. I’m looking for ideas concerning a straightforward platform build that is pretty simple without a lot of small and intricate internal parts with tiny springs, balls bearings, plastic, or (a dozen) o-rings. Unregulated is fine. Preferably an airgun that’s fairly easy to disassemble and service that isn’t built awkwardly or unusually. I prefer a hunting gun (.22 - .45), but whatever you can think of that fits the bill is fine. I’d like to read your suggestions. If you can recall previous threads like this one please link them in this one. Thanks folks.

I’m responding to the first post and haven’t read through the entire thread here. I would think that the Air Force condor or similar would fit the bill perfectly. Another similar air gun is the evanix Rex. Both of these brands are set up with the barrel and the bottle in line, making for a very simple receivers, very easy access and minimal parts and o rings. There are a fair number of parts available to modify AF guns at pcptunes

Airforce has hammer spring adjuster, Rex only has two spring settings, high and low.

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

Evanix REX for me ( the new Texan models looks good too ), would love to have a few REX-IBEX version too.

Cannot get more simple then that, lightweight, rugged, packable, powerful, versatile,......my kinda platform

 

[Vetmx]

Wow. I laid back for three pages waiting for someone to say it. IMO nothing beats or can compare to the original Edgun Leshiy. Nothing even comes close if you want to go pound for pound, power, durability, reliability and simplicity.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Wow. I laid back for three pages waiting for someone to say it. IMO nothing beats or can compare to the original Edgun Leshiy. Nothing even comes close if you want to go pound for pound, power, durability, reliability and simplicity.

@Vetmx I'd been curious about the Leshiy, but I'm not so big on single shots. Also, that folding design is kind of a turn off to me. After a year I figured someone would throw the R5M into the mix. Problem is I have no experience with several guns listed in this thread to accurately state that it is simple or straight forward compared to some of the guns listed. I'd heard that the RTIs are simple and can really be cranked up to get them to produce more FPE. I'm wondering why people don't talk up the Prophet 2 the way they did the original Prophet.

 

[Vetmx]

@Vetmx I'd been curious about the Leshiy, but I'm not so big on single shots. Also, that folding design is kind of a turn off to me. After a year I figured someone would throw the R5M into the mix. Problem is I have no experience with several guns listed in this thread to accurately state that it is simple or straight forward compared to some of the guns listed. I'd heard that the RTIs are simple and can really be cranked up to get them to produce more FPE. I'm wondering why people don't talk up the Prophet 2 the way they did the original Prophet.

Because of the balance valve. When it works, the gun is phenomenal. When it leaks, you might as well have any other problematic turd.

 

[ToddGeddes63]

Check out the Benjamin craftsman line of pcp's
I have the Cayden and have been happy with it.